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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Varche on 19 March 2017, 15:10:29
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I like new words.
Just been reading an item on the turnpike between Scarborough and York.
"In one year it took £1265 mostly from travelling spawer." Can't find what a spawer is! Anyone know?
The article from Scarborough Evening News then went on to talk about turnpikes avoiding the 400 acre lake at Burtondale from regular flooding. I have left my elderly dad the task of finding where that was/is. Should keep him in trouble as he won't rest till he knows. ;D
Back to bricklaying.
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Sounds like something STEMO would do at night in front of his computer screen when Mrs isn't around . . . Tissues at the ready
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maybe. he was, i think, around in the days of turnpikes so may know know a few travelling spawers. being an afficianado of North Yorks he will probably know this mysterious Burtondale too ;D
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maybe. he was, i think, around in the days of turnpikes so may know know a few travelling spawers. being an afficianado of North Yorks he will probably know this mysterious Burtondale too ;D
There's a burtondale road in seamer, and s stretch of water not far from it. But, as far as I can see, it has no name.
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From this article I reckon Spaw is an old English (or maybe Yorkshire) for Spa. Is Scarborough a Spa town? :-\
Thus a Travelling Spawer would be someone going to 'take the waters' :)
http://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/john-cossins-scarborough-s-first-map-maker-1-3557804
EDIT
Wiki answers my own question about Scarborough, and also refers to the Spaw House. :y
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spa,_Scarborough
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Well done, Tigger :y
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Splendid answer. Thanks. :y